Crying was all Twilight heard within the sealed door of the nursery.

Twilight grabbed the metal knob with her hoof and pulled back, only to feel the force of the lock suppressing her efforts.

Oh, right. The lock. Twilight chuckled. The purple mare then hovered over the locked keypad and typed in the word, ‘Fluttercrinkle’.

Twilight waited a moment and, with a sigh, she heard the doors mechanical lock come undone, Keep it cool Twilight, Fluttershy needs you.

Twilight winced at the sound of her usually shy friend’s screams of sorrow. Still, Twilight pressed onwards, and made her way into the yellow mare’s nursery.

It was here that Fluttershy laid, the pillow underneath her face soaked with her own tears. The mare had no fully conscious thought, for she was still in a trance.

“Uh… Fluttershy?” Twilight said pacing up to the crib.

“Ahh, oh my goodness, Twilight! But how did you…but I locked... Please don’t tell!” Fluttershy said still crying. Covering her face with her hooves and mane.

“Shh, please Fluttershy dear, I know.” Twilight said, looking at her friend’s surprised facial expression.

Fluttershy quickly recovered from her shock,“How did you get in here, and why would you care?” Fluttershy said, turning her head away from the pillow.

“Uh, you let me in here. The afternoon before yesterday to be exact, or at least the night...” The purple mare quoted.

The sniffling mare questioned, “What happened? My mind is blank; also, how long was I out?!”

“Well let’s see, umm…around 2 days. I might have just kinda, sorta, put you under a sleep paralysis spell. I didn’t want to, but I thought it was necessary after what happened the night you harmed yourself.” Twilight walked closer to the crib and pointed at the frayed yellow feathers of the pink maned mare’s side.

Fluttershy tried to spread her wing a bit, only to discover a terrible stinging pain in which she just let out a weak ‘ow’. “Please, Twilight, what happened? I hope I wasn’t a burden.” She said with one eye hardly peeking out of her mane.
“Look, I’m so sorry for what I said. Please forgive me, Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy, now sitting up, slightly cocked her head to the left, “Whatever do you mean? I want to know Twilight, because I honestly can’t remember a thing.”

Twilight let out a sigh, “Honestly, I didn’t mean anything I said.”

Fluttershy nodded up and down and gestured her anticipation with her right hoof.

So, around two nights ago I came over to discuss the events...you know, over Winona’s death, and how I resurrected her. Then I came to talk about it with you.”

Fluttershy pondered this for a moment before fixing her eyes back onto Twilight’s.

“When I came in you were in the nursery doing something. By that time, I haven’t figured out what it was yet, but something. Anyhow, you came out of the room and we talked about Winona, and then we shared a peaceful moment in each other’s arms.”

It was all starting to sound familiar to the diapered mare. “Then you worked up the confidence t-to tell me, and you said…” Twilight became teary eyed.

“You said, ‘Please don’t hate me!’ And I-I called you a freak and ran away.” The purple mare started to cry, “I’m s-so sorry Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy became angry, “No... I am a freak, just look at me! I’m in a diaper, I spent years keeping this place secret, and for what? I don’t want to keep things a secret like this. I remember now, I trusted you and you made fun of me and ran away like I knew you would. I don’t want you or any other pony to see me like this, you just don’t understand... I don’t even understand.” Fluttershy finished with an audible ‘Hmph’.

Twilight was dumbfounded by her friend’s uncalled-for remarks. Her worry increased as she looked the yellow mare in the eyes and said, “Please, you’re not listening! I under-”

Fluttershy gave Twilight her signature bone-chilling stare and uttered in a surprised fury, “Get out!”

Twilight ran out of the room in sheer fear, sobbing as she shut the nursery’s door.

Fluttershy laid back down and looked at the ceiling. The mobile above caught her attention; it was a dove. But this wasn’t just any dove; this dove was the exact same coloration of the yellow mare’s mother as she remembered in her dreams.

Fluttershy looked at it a moment before going teary eyed again, “Oh, Celestia, I wish... I wish I could understand this. It’s much too confusing; I’m too confused. Yet for some reason, that dove makes everything seem...alright...”

Twilight ran out of Fluttershy’s cottage, only to trip face-first on the stone ramp that offered way to Fluttershy’s door.
“Ow,” Twilight said, feeling her face and checking for any blood; there was none. She just slowly stood up and shut the door behind her.

Twilight knew it would take some time for Fluttershy to cool down after she had acted so harshly. Twilight made her way to the small wooden bench about three feet in front of Fluttershy’s house and sat down.

There Twilight sat, tears welling up in her eyes once again, I know this is all weird, Twilight but you two are both Elements of Harmony. It wouldn’t be right for me to just give up on her... Do I wait or go home? It’s going to start getting dark any minute.

“I outta start heading out,” Twilight said with a sigh, “It wouldn’t be right to help somepony that doesn’t want it...or at least, not for a little while.”

Fluttershy stared up at the dove, it’s gilded wings entrancing the young pony that was now fixated on the object.

Fluttershy closed her eyes, but she knew she couldn’t sleep. Judging by the sun’s position in the sky, she guessed it was roughly around past dinner time.

Fluttershy sighed, “Well, there’s no point in staying in this crib. I’ve gotta buck up and face the world; I’ve gotta be a big mare.” She said with a small grin, smiling at the dove circling overhead.

Fluttershy stood up, doing a little shake of her rump to move her leg muscles after their two day rest. Fluttershy then opened the crib’s door - which was unlocked by this point - and did a little jump before landing on the ground on all fours.

Fluttershy admired herself in the mirror one last time before slowly turning her head back and using her teeth to rip off the undergarment around her backside. She too did this with the drool-latten bib too.

Fluttershy crumpled the diaper in a ball and tossed it into the trash can to dispose of it. She took a moment to admire the room for a moment, which felt colder to her all of a sudden, and decided to step out. As Fluttershy passed the mirror on her way out, she took notice of something that she was previously unaware of before.

As she noticed it, her mind now made her body aware of the problem as well. With a tear of pain in her eye, Fluttershy slowly turned around to view her backside in the mirror; her flank was reddish behind the yellow mare’s fur.

A sudden knocking at the door made Fluttershy gasp in surprise.

Once the mare made it out of the nursery, she started to panic. Oh no, my backside! What do I do? Oh, I know!

Fluttershy tried to ignore the pain and ran to her cyan colored bathroom for a moment. She emerged from the room wearing a fluffy pink bathrobe she kept handy for her showers.

Fluttershy then hobbled to the door, each step making the yellow mare let out a small ‘ow’. A small tear droplet was forming in the corner of the mare’s eye as the pain was taking it’s toll.

Upon reaching the door, she opened it to find an apologetic-looking Twilight. She then recalled the way she had treated the purple mare, “Oh my, Twilight... I’m uh, I-I’m sorry for the way I treated you.”

“No, Fluttershy it’s my fault. My behavior was uncalled for in the first place.” Twilight said, placing her concerned hoof unto Fluttershy’s shoulder.

“No, Twilight, I overreacted. I should have let you said all that needed to be said. I didn’t mean to use ‘The Stare’ on you.” Fluttershy lowered her head and kicked the dirt, trying to make her point omnipresent to Twilight.

“Well, it was my own bad Fluttershy. I was being a really bad friend for calling you a freak like that, and yes; I’m really sorry,” Twilight said with a regretful look in her eyes.

Fluttershy nodded her head in confirmation, “Don’t worry; just the fact that you came back let’s me know I can trust you forever,” she said, nuzzling her purple friend’s coat.

Twilight, feeling a little bit uncomfortable, just lightly hugged her friend back and asked, “So, would you care if I spent the night again? I mean, if it’s not too much trouble, but it’s already dusk.”

Fluttershy kindly gestured her friend back to the couch; the one on which they had their discussion days ago.

Once comfortable on the separate couches, Fluttershy looked at Twilight with a deep breath and said, “You mentioned something about spending the night here ‘again’.” Twilight nodded. Fluttershy sighed and said, “What happened when I was asleep for those two days?”

Twilight looked intently at her friend and closed her eyes, “Fluttershy, please be a dear and make some more tea; It’s going to be a long explanation.”

Author's Note

Alright, I'm really quite sorry about the delays. To be honest between school and friends Fluttercrinkle isn't top priority at the moment. However because I have a very lovely friend of mine anticipating this very story not to mention all the good feedback I've been getting, I will try to get these chapters done at a diligent pace :3 I will realistically be posted them every 2-4 days, In order to assure I keep continuity and quality! Stay tuned the next chapter is going to be a good one!

*Authors Note (Edited 12/15/2013 By: Don'tLookAtMyNameBro)